45 graduate courses in Waterloo’s course catalog for Fall 2023, from UW Open Data. uwloo can’t read that term’s Graduate Calendar, so this stands in for it; the calendar itself is in Waterloo’s archive.
An advanced introduction to the classical themes in Christian theology, with attention to the nature of theological argumentation, and the significance of social location in the practice of theology.
LEC · Course ID 012796Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 600 today
This course is intended for students whose major area of research will be Hebrew Scripture and who have at least two terms of Hebrew studies.
LEC · Course ID 012798Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 603 today
This course is intended for students whose major area of research will be Greek Scripture and who have successfully completed at least two terms of Greek Studies. Formerly MTS 521 New Testament Greek.
LEC · Course ID 012799Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 607 today
A study of the literary genres, history of composition, and canonization of the Old Testament documents. The course will examine various methodological approaches to the Old Testament, including their implications for Christian theological interpretation.
LEC · Course ID 012842Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 610 today
A study of the literary genres, history of composition, and canonization of the New Testament. The course will examine various methodological approaches to the New Testament, including their implications for Christian theological interpretation.
LEC · Course ID 012843Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 611 today
This course will explore the role and function of teaching the Bible in a variety of ministry settings, seeking to effectively link biblical scholarship with communal practice and reflection. It will draw on selected biblical genres, themes, and passages. Topics may include gaining expertise with the use of tools to engage original biblical languages, experience with various approaches to hermeneutics, as well as practice with diverse pedagogical and facilitation methods.
SEM · Course ID 015610Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 612 today
A study of distinctive and shared ways in which New Testament authors view a variety of theological, ethical, and social issues.
LEC · Course ID 012801Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 617 today
An examination of diverse biblical views of peace and violence with attention to the use of the Bible within both historical and contemporary conflict situations. Topics may include physical violence, economic violence, gender issues, residential schools, ethnic conflict, racism.
LEC · Course ID 012802Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 619 today
An examination of the basis, scope and dynamics of Christian ethics that includes such theological and philosophical topics as Scripture, natural moral law, conscience, reason, freedom, responsibility, obedience and discipleship. It addresses the interplay between individuals, communities of faith and their social contexts.
LEC · Course ID 012807Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 635 today
A study of the foundations, history, and practice of peacemaking within the Christian tradition, including an exploration of the roots of present practice and the ecumenical and practical diversity of contemporary peacemaking.
LEC · Course ID 012808Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 636 today
Examination of Christian teachings on war and peace from the early church to the present, including crusade, just war, and pacifist traditions, as well as twentieth century discussions of realism, just revolution, nuclear pacifism, and non¿violent resistance.
LEC · Course ID 012809Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 637 today
This is an examination of the historical emergence and development of the Mennonite tradition within the larger context of the Church.
LEC · Course ID 012811Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 640 today
A history of Christian life and thought from Constantine through the Middle Ages. Topics may include doctrine, worship, mystics, ecclesiastical institutions, saints, pilgrimages, and gender.
LEC · Course ID 015613Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 641 today
A study of Anabaptism and its place in the history of the Christian Church and of the Reformation period.
LEC · Course ID 012812Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 642 today
A study of the major sixteenth-century reformers and their itellectual background in humanism and late medieval scholasticism. Special attention will be given to the Lutheran and Reformed traditions and their ideological, social, political expressions.
LEC · Course ID 012813Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 645 today
This course centres on developments in the Christian tradition from roughly the second to the fifth century. In particular, it examines the diversity of ways of being "Christian" during this period with attention to topics such as ritual, canon, ecclesiology, soteriology, gender, and ethics. Primary texts are at the forefront of the course.
LEC · Course ID 016125Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 649 today
The origins of the music sung by the Christian church and its development up to the present. The course considers the Church's Song as theological, poetic, musical, cultural, and spiritual expression, and the use of songs in a variety of worship settings. Students will practice methods of song analysis, assess musical meaning, value and effects in various cultural contexts and reflect on written and oral transmission of music.
LEC · Course ID 012816Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 652 today
The nature of worship and the role of music within worship in historical, theological, and cultural perspective. Field trips to services of various traditions.
LEC · Course ID 012817Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 653 today
This course considers the themes of conflict, communication and conciliation in the congregational and workplace context using conflict theory, practices of conflict transformation, spirituality and theology.
SEM · Course ID 016126Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 671 today
This course examines the development and meaning of the "missional church" paradigm as a way of articulating the relationship between communities of faith and theircultural settings, in both contemporary and historical contexts.
LEC · Course ID 012820Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 674 today
This course combines a theological study of the Christian church and the development of a theology of ministry, including the church's mission and institutional life and the personal calling to a life of ministry. The Believers Church tradition provides the primary perspective, augmented by the experiences of other Christian traditions
LEC · Course ID 012821Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 677 today
This course explores ministry in a practical setting. A ten hour per week placement will be chosen by the student with the approval of the Applied Studies Coordinator. With the guidance of a local supervisor, the student will set learning goals, develop a reading list, and write a summative paper that will be shared with other students taking this course.
Prereq: TS 677 and at least two core courses.
SEM · Course ID 012822Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 678 today
This course explores ministry in a practical setting. A ten hour per week placement will be chosen by the student with the approval of the applied studies coordinator. With the guidance of a local supervisor, the student will set learning goals, develop a reading list, and write a summative paper that will be shared with other students taking this course.
Prereq/coreq: TS 678
SEM · Course ID 012823Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 679 today
This course cultivates practical theological reflection on everyday life. It will explore the theological significance of aspects of human culture such as homemaking, possessions, friendship, animals, food, nature, sports, music, technology, art, and architecture.
LEC · Course ID 016127Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 680 today
This course examines the theology and practice of personal sprituality, in the context of personal temperament, life situation and religious tradition.
LEC · Course ID 012824Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 681 today
This course examines biblical and historical perspectives on pastoral care as a basis for articulating a theology of pastoral care and pastoral care skills, and for developing a model of pastoral care for congregations or fatih communities.
LEC · Course ID 012825Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 684 today
This multidisciplinary course explores perspectives on human development with a 21st century cultural context, and Christian faith formation. Students will reflect on a theology of spiritual formation, the process of meaning making, age appropriate spiritual practices, life-cycle transitions, and crises of faith.
SEM · Course ID 015615Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 686 today
Through experiential, reflective and theorectial learning, this course will explore spirituality as a central aspect of growth and development in later life. The perspectives of various faith and humanistic traditions will be included. Topics will include: religious beliefs and spiritual concerns later in life; a theology of aging; ministry to persons in later life; spirituality and dementia; death and dying.
LEC · Course ID 012826Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 689 today
Course topics and instructors will be announced each term.
SEM · Course ID 012827Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 690 today
The scope, focus and requirements of a reading course are determined by the professor in consultation with the student. Permission for a reading course must be obtained at the time of registration, prior to the term in which the course will be conducted.
RDG · Course ID 012788Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 691 today
This course provides a framework for students to pursue specialized topics by completing courses which may be available off-campus or on-line.
LEC · Course ID 012828Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 692 today
These courses are based on experiential learning focused on a specific historical-cultural setting. Students will complete readings prior to the tour, prepare a reflective journal during the tour, and write an analytical paper following the tour.
LEC · Course ID 012829Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 699 today
This course uses a variety of methods of analysis and interpretation of biblical texts to conduct a close reading of an Old Testament book. Students may be given permission to take the course repeatedly, given that focus and content changes each time offered.
SEM · Course ID 012771Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 715 today
This course uses a variety of methods of analysis and interpretation of biblical texts to conduct a close reading of a New Testament book. Students may be given permission to take the course repeatedly, given that focus and content changes each time offered.
SEM · Course ID 012831Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 718 today
This course will examine several contemporary theological responses to the encounter of Christianity with other faiths. The meaning and dynamics of inter-religious dialogue and the resources within the Christian faith for such an encounter will be explored.
SEM · Course ID 012833Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 731 today
This course explores the richly diverse theologies emerging in the global South (Asia, Latin America, and Africa) and from among marginalized communities in the global north. Special attention is given to central historical events, key figures, and important themes.
LEC · Course ID 016123Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 732 today
This course explores the unique indigenous theological contributions to the meaning of Christian faith and life. With attention to experience, history, the nature of the spiritual and post-colonial perspectives on scripture, indigenous hermeneutical practices will be examined in contrast with Western.
LEC · Course ID 016122Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 733 today
In a world that is racked with violence -- from catastrophic natural disasters to horrendous acts of terror and much more besides -- this course will confront one of the most perplexing questions that continues to haunt the human experience: how can belief in a loving and omnipotent God be reconciled with the existence of evil and suffering in the world?
SEM · Course ID 016124Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 734 today
An examination of contemporary peace theologies as they have developed within the Historic Peace Churches (Mennonite, Brethren, Quaker), through ecumenical engagements, and in response to contemporary challenges.
SEM · Course ID 012834Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 735 today
A study of major work in theology by a single author, or works by several authors around a common theme.
SEM · Course ID 012835Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 738 today
This course examines the role of ritual in congregational life, develops a theological and pastoral understanding of congregational rituals, and equips students to carry out this aspect of worship. Particular attention is given to baptism, communion, weddings, and funerals.
LEC · Course ID 012837Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 751 today
This course introduces major issues in homiletics such as biblical interpretation for preaching, delivery/embodiment of the sermon, the contextual nature of preaching, and sermon form. Matters such as the place of preaching in worship, the image/role of the preacher, as well as purposes and theologies of preaching with be addressed throughout the class. Students will preach in class and analyze the sermons of other students.
SEM · Course ID 015616Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 755 today
What does Christian leadership look like? Students will compare and contrast leadership models, and integrate their experiences working in churches and Christian organizations. The course may explore topics such as missional purpose, visioning, conflict transformation, interculturality, the importance of boundaries and self-care. Students will discern vocation and callings to salaried and volunteer ministry through personal reflection and dialogue.
SEM · Course ID 012839Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 783 today
Students are enrolled in thesis research and writing. Students continue to enroll in this course during thesis preparation until completion of their thesis.
RDG · Course ID 012937Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 796 today
Students are enrolled in thesis research writing. Students continue to enroll in this course during thesis preparation until completion of their thesis.
RDG · Course ID 015696Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023TS 799 today